Vienna - Zum Grünen Anker Restaurant

An Italian aroma hangs over the "Grünen Anker", for this restaurant has specialized in Italian cuisine since 1820. It was a favorite meeting-place of Schubert and his friends, and Grillparzer was also a regular customer. Close by the Grüner Anker stands the "Kipfelhaus" (the Croissant House) at No. 8 Grünargergasse. It was here that this famous Viennese delicacy came into being, for the very first croissant was baked here in 1683, probably as a joke at the expense of the Turkish crescent moon symbol.